DAILY NEWS: DIY Tour Set to Hit the Road; Golden Trailer Plans

DAILY NEWS: DIY Tour Set to Hit the Road; Golden Trailer Plansby Brian Brooks/indieWIRE, with report from John Leahan>> King's Mob Productions to Launch DiY-FEST(indieWIRE/01.12.01) -- Tomorrow morning, Matt Pizzolo, co-founder of King's Mob Productions, climbs into an old Subaru Outback and prepares to visit 30cities with his posse, building a caravan of artists along the way.This is the launch of DiY-FEST, a not-for-profit touring festival designedto enable youth to work together to overcome the Digital Divide, as well asbring together independent artists from all walks of life. Filmmakers, DVpioneers, writers, musicians, internet publishers, and photographers areamong the creators involved in each city on the tour. DiY-FEST will featurescreenings, media workshops, and well-known speakers like Travis Keller fromBuddyhead, Brigette M. Moore from Black Grrrl Revoltion, Charlie Ahearn of Wild Style, Zack Exley of GWBush.com, and Abel Ferrara."What we discovered when we took our film, "Threat," on tour is that thereare so many people working in isolation on indie d.i.y. projects in allmedia," says Pizzolo, "And we wanted to create a festival to celebrate thatindependent spirit and to break down those barriers, so that people fromdifferent subcultures and scenes could work together, collaborate, andappreciate each other's work."After a kick-off tonight at CBGB's Lounge in New York City, the festivalwill tour the country through May. The first stop will be Pittsburgh, anddates for each city on the tour are available at www.diyfest.com. Tonight'sparty also marks the start of a DiY-FEST companion series of events whichwill take place weekly at CBGB's Lounge though the end of February. Theseparties include DiY film and video screenings, speakers such as JimJarmusch, and various musical performances. [John Leahan]

(indieWIRE/01.12.01) -- Tomorrow morning, Matt Pizzolo, co-founder of King's Mob Productions, climbs into an old Subaru Outback and prepares to visit 30cities with his posse, building a caravan of artists along the way.

This is the launch of DiY-FEST, a not-for-profit touring festival designedto enable youth to work together to overcome the Digital Divide, as well asbring together independent artists from all walks of life. Filmmakers, DVpioneers, writers, musicians, internet publishers, and photographers areamong the creators involved in each city on the tour. DiY-FEST will featurescreenings, media workshops, and well-known speakers like Travis Keller fromBuddyhead, Brigette M. Moore from Black Grrrl Revoltion, Charlie Ahearn of Wild Style, Zack Exley of GWBush.com, and Abel Ferrara.

"What we discovered when we took our film, "Threat," on tour is that thereare so many people working in isolation on indie d.i.y. projects in allmedia," says Pizzolo, "And we wanted to create a festival to celebrate thatindependent spirit and to break down those barriers, so that people fromdifferent subcultures and scenes could work together, collaborate, andappreciate each other's work."

After a kick-off tonight at CBGB's Lounge in New York City, the festivalwill tour the country through May. The first stop will be Pittsburgh, anddates for each city on the tour are available at www.diyfest.com. Tonight'sparty also marks the start of a DiY-FEST companion series of events whichwill take place weekly at CBGB's Lounge though the end of February. Theseparties include DiY film and video screenings, speakers such as JimJarmusch, and various musical performances. [John Leahan]

>> The Second Annual Golden Trailer Awards Unspools Sunday

(indieWIRE/01.12.01) -- The Second Annual Golden Trailer Awards will be heldin New York City on Sunday, January 14th and aired on E! on January 22nd.Showcasing the best in movie trailers from Hollywood to indie tointernational previews, the ceremony will take place at Manhattan Center,hosted by E! Entertainment's Todd Newton and will benefit the Alzheimer'sAssociation.

This year's jury is comprised of an eclectic group of Industry Baronsincluding director Pedro Almodovar; Tom Bernard, Co-President of Sony Pictures Classics; animator Bill Plympton; Good Morning America film critic, Joel Siegel; and Elektra Entertainment Group Chairman & CEO, Sylvia Rhone. Last year's big winner was Giaronomo Productions, which won Best of Show for "The Matrix" and Best of the Decade for "Seven." [Brian Brooks]